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Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon

Hey everybody, how is it going Today, we're gonna be going over the Hollywood Racks Destination Bike Rack here on a 2017 Subaru Outback. So the Destination is an excellent entry-level bike rack option for you and a friend because we can carry up to two bikes. Now, there's two different classifications of bike racks. We have the platform style, which is what this is here and we also have the hanging style. So with the platform style, generally speaking, you can carry a little bit of a heavier bike and they're much easier to load your bikes onto than the hanging style rack because you have to lift them much higher. Now, on the contrary hanging style bike racks usually don't accommodate those heavy bikes.



Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon

Ryan: Hey, everybody. Ryan here at etrailer. Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback wagon, we're going to be taking a look at the Thule Helium Pro 2 bike rack. Now this rack can hold up to a total of two bikes. However, if you need to carry an extra one, there's also a three bike version available as well.One of the biggest questions we get asked in regards to hitch mounted bike racks is if you're still going to be able to have full access to your hatch. Well this one does fold down out of the way and allows us to do that.



Rhino Rack Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon

Adam: Hi everyone. Adam with etrailer.com.Today we're going to be taking a look at the Rhino Rack 2, hanging style bike rack on our 2017 Subaru Outback.So, this bike rack is going to be able to carry two bikes to and from your destination, and they're going to have three tie down points per bike. Also, it's going to have 33 pounds per bike, so even your heavier bikes, you're going to be able to fit those on here. With the three different straps that we have, we have two here up top and one down at the bottom so we are going to have some soft durable rubber straps, so they're going to withhold overall the elements and also protect the top of that bike frame. They're all going to be the same. Let me just kind of pull them, get them off that lip here.



Hollywood Racks Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon HR1450Z

Speaker 1: We're rolling. Speaker 2: Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback wagon, we're going to be doing a test fit on the Hollywood Rack Sport Rider SE2 2 part platform rack. Part number HR1450Z.Now, with the rack installed, let's take a closer look and show off some of the features.To start, we can tilt this bike rack away to get access to our trunk. I'm going to come pull this safety pin right here. You might want to lift up, just a bit on the bike rack so you can pull that out. And then I'm going to pull on this pin, on the other side and tilt it away.



Yakima Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback wagon we're doing a test fit of the Yakima TwoTimer platform-style 2-bike rack, part number Y02468. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features. We're going to come around here to the back and we're going to pull out on our lever. When we pull out on our lever, we can actually tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle. We can do this with our bikes fully loaded.



Saris Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon we're doing a test fit of the Saris Freedom EX Platform Style 2 Bike Rack. That part number is SA4412F. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to go over one of the key features of this rack.The main feature is going to be our tilting feature. We've got two levers. We're going to come to our lower lever here, it's going to be the black one at the bottom.



RockyMounts Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon

Speaker 1: Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon we're doing a test fit of the Rockymounts BackStage Platform Style Two Bike Rack. That part number is RKY10002. Now, we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to go over a couple of the main features of this rack.A great thing about this rack is that we can actually tilt this away from our vehicle when our bikes are fully loaded. We're going to come here to the back to our blue handle. This is going to allow us to tilt that away.



Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon

Speaker 1: Today, on our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're doing a test-fit of the Thule Double Track Pro Platform-Style 2-Bike Rack, that part number is: TH9054.Now, we already have our bike secured down, we're first going to show you how we secure our bike into place. At our rear tire back here, we're going to have a cam-buckle strap. We'll just push on the cam on the opposite side and pull our strap through. At our front tire, we'll have the same thing. Once again, just pushing on our cam buckle and pulling our strap through. Now, as for the center, we're going to have a frame clamp.



Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback wagon we're doing a test fit of the Kuat Transfer platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is TS02G. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're going to start by showing you a key feature. By moving our wheel hook there, we're going to tap on our lever at the bottom, tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle. In this position we're going to gain full access into our back hatch area to get anything in or out that we may need.



Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon TH9043

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback wagon, we've got out the Thule helium aero. This is a lightweight folding and titling 3 bike rack. It's been designed for use with the inch and a quarter or with two inch hitches. Part number on it is TH9043. Now this is really a great rack. There's a lot of nice technology that they've built into it.



Thule Apex-Swing Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon we're test fitting the Thule Apex Swing. This is a hanging style four bike rack. It's been designed for use in 2 inch hitches, and also to swing away from your vehicle to give you great access into your cargo area. Part number is TH9027. Now, a few details of our rack to start. You can see, our bike's held in place using three cradles.



Thule Hitching-Post-Pro Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon

Today, on our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're test fitting the Thule Hitching Post Pro. This is a folding and tilting four bike style rack, it's designed for use with the 1 1/4" or with 2" hitches. The part number on it is TH934XTR. Now, the Hitching Post Pro is going to use three points of contact to hold our bike in place. We're going to have two for the top tube on our frame. There's also going to be an anti-sway cradle, which you can see does a really nice job of keeping our bikes from swaying back and forth. To release them, we just pull down and out on our straps, which of course have several different locations to choose from so you can get the proper tension on your frame.



Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon TH9044

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon, we've got the Thule T2 Classic out, and we're test fitting it just to see how it fits on the rear of the vehicle. Now, the T2 Classic is a two bike platform style rack. It does tilt up against the vehicle, and also folds away. See, it's going to hold our bike by both wheels. We've got no frame contact here, no pressure downward on the frame. It's going to be especially nice for the carbon bikes.



Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon TH9034XT

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback wagon we're doing a test fit of the Thule T2 Pro XTB platform-style 2-bike rack. That part number is TH9034XT. Now we already have our bike secured down. We're first going to show you one of the key features of this rack. We're going to come to the back here and squeeze our handle. We're going to be able to tilt our bike rack away from our vehicle.



Hollywood Racks Trail-Rider Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon

Today on our 2017 Subaru outback wagon, we're going to be test fitting the Hollywood Racks Trailrider II bike rack. Part number HR200. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. How this bike is attached to the rack,, we are going to have three points of contact. We are going to have a padded frame hook up at the top, here.



Rola TX-104 Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're going to be test fitting the ROLA TX-104 4 Bike Rack, part number 59401. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's go and take a closer look and show off some of the features. The first feature I'd like to show off is the fact that it has an integrated cable lock in the center of the mast. You pull this out of the mast, wrap it around your bikes, attach it to this end here and lock it into place to prevent theft and tampering. The cradles are adjustable along the length of the bike rack to make loading a little bit easier. How the bikes attach to the rack, we're going to have 3 points of contact. We're going to have 2 straps up at the top here, one off to the side and that's going to serve as an anti-sway strap to keep the bike moving too far back and forth.



Pro Series Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback wagon we're going to be test fitting the Pro-Series Q-Slot platform-style bike rack, part number PS63138. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. As you can see, this can carry up to four bikes, however you can actually take off this end section here and make it just a two-bike carrier as well. It grips the bike in three locations. We have a frame hook up at the top, which is padded. We also have two hook and loop straps on either wheel to keep those in place as well. Those wheel cradles are adjustable, all you do is loosen up these knobs and you can move it the length of those bars. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside.



Softride Element-Parallelogram Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon we're going to be the Softride Element Parallelogram Tilting 4 Bike Rack, part number SR26248. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's go ahead and take a closer looks and show off some of the features. The most prominent feature of this rack is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with the bikes still attached. To do that you come to this black handle on the passenger side of the mast, pull out and let it come towards you. Then we have full access to our rear hatch to get whatever it is we need with plenty of space on either side to do so. To put it back in its original position just simply push it up until it lines up, you'll hear that click. The cradles themselves are adjustable, you'll have to remove these plastic pieces in between to get them to move.



Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback wagon, we're going to be test-fitting the Swagman Dispatch platform rack, part number S64684. This can carry up to two bikes. You already have a bike installed so let's go ahead and show off some of the features. It has adjustable wheel cradles on both sides to accommodate different size bikes and to make fitting the bikes a little bit easier. How it actually grips the bikes, it's going to have three points of contact. We're going to have a padded frame hook up at the to make sure your bike doesn't get scratched once you install it.



Curt Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon

Today in our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're going to be test fitting the Curt Premium 4 bike rack on number C18064. We already have a bike installed on the rack, let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. You notice here that without arms themselves, they're more narrow at the start of it and they branch out. This is so you can fit different style of bikes on this such as children's and alternate frames. The cradles themselves are adjustable, the length of the arms and we also have these reflectors on the ends, and also, on the back of the mast we have this tie down here. That's recommended for when you're using Curt hitches, so you use the stabilization strap to keep the bike from moving to far back and forth while you're driving. It grips your bike by its frame in three parts.



Kuat Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon NV22B

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback wagon we're going to be testing fitting the Kuat NV 2.0 bike rack, part number NV22G. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. The first one I'd like to show off is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that there's this latch here toward the center of the mast, you'll just hold onto the bike rack as you do this, you pull towards you, let it come down gently, and with that we have full access to the rear hatch to get whatever we need with plenty of space on either side to do so. You can see that it had plenty of space between the handle bars and the hatch as well and from the center bar handlebar to the edge that's going to be about 9 inches.



Yakima HoldUp Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're going to be test fitting the Yakima Holdup 2 bike rack, part number Y02443. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go and take a closer look and show off some of the features. Now the first thing I like to show off is the fact that this can actually tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that, making sure you're holding onto the bike rack as you do this, come to this red knob at the end, pull it out, and gently let it come down. With the bike rack in this position, we can actually gain access to the rear hatch with just enough clearance for our handlebars to do so.



Thule Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon TH9034

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback wagon, we're going to be test-fitting the Thule T2 Pro 2-bike Rack, Part #TH9034. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go ahead and take a closer look and show off some of the features. The first one I'd like to show off is the fact that it can tilt away from the vehicle with the bike still attached. To do that, there's this gray handle at the end here. You pull it towards you, and you can tilt it away.



Swagman Hitch Bike Racks Review - 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon S64650

Today on our 2017 Subaru Outback Wagon, we're going to test-fitting this Swagman XC Two-Bike Rack, part number S64650. We already have a bike installed on the rack. Let's go and take a closer look and show off some of its features. Now, how this actually grips to the bike rack, you'd normally have one point of contact with the bike's frame, and that's going to be this padded frame hook up at the top. It's padded to ensure that your bike will not get scratched once you get it installed. We also have these wheel wells here on either side. You loosen up those screws and you can actually adjust them to the length of those arms ton accommodate different size bikes and to make fitting two bikes a little bit easier. Let's go ahead and take the bike off and set it aside.





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